The Wilbour Plaque
Egypt
probably from Akhetaten
(“Horizon of the Aten”)
modern Amarna
New Kingdom
Dynasty 18
reign of Akhenaten
probably late in his reign
circa 1352–1336 B.C.E.
Limestone
63⁄16 x 811⁄16 x 15⁄8 in.
(15.7 × 22.1 × 4.1 cm)
One of the world’s best-known works of Amarna art, the Wilbour Plaque is named for the American Egyptologist Charles Edwin Wilbour (1833–1896),
who purchased it in 1881. The plaque was never part of a larger scene. Originally, it was suspended on a wall by a cord inserted through the hole at the top.
Artists used it as a model for carving official images of an Amarna king and queen.
The queen shown here is certainly Nefertiti; the king may be Akhenaten
hi co-regent Smenkhkare, or young Tutankhaten
(later Tutankhamun).
khaled gamelyanl blogger 